Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MAY 6, 2025

is now 60 or older, leading to a greater need for healthcare professionals. To meet this need, local initiatives like CT Health Horizons are working to train professionals and improve care in the region. It trains nurses, nurse practitioners, public health professionals, and more.

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Healthcare Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Professional Education 52

GeriPal

JUNE 8, 2023

Should we use Ozempic (if we can find it) in patients with serious illness, which often results in undesirable and profound weight loss? Ozempic is a new fancy med that, by the way, leads to weight loss among celebrities, resulting in shortages of the drug from people using it off-label for that purpose. Listen in to learn more! Nadine: I do.

Diabetes 73

Diabetes Management Patient-Centered Family 73

GeriPal

JUNE 13, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary I always find cachexia in serious illness puzzling. In today’s podcast, we had the opportunity to learn from a renowned expert in palliative care, Eduardo Bruera, about cachexia and anorexia in serious illness. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Eduardo 00:57 Thanks.

Illness 133

Illness Patient-Centered Patients IT 133

My Green Doctor

MAY 29, 2025

According to the World Health Organization, climate change will cause an additional 250,000 deaths every year between 2030 and 2050. The EIB developed a first-of-its-kind tool to quantify how climate hazards like heatwaves, floods, and poor air quality will drive up healthcare demand across Europe.

Healthcare Professional 52

Healthcare Professional Healthcare Finance Education 52

GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Eric: And somebody told me you’re a professional tambourine player. Summary Transcript Summary The proportion of people living with dementia who identify as Black/African Americans is on the rise , and so too are the proportion of caregivers who identify as Black/African American. African American? Black/African American? Karen: I do.

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Community Family Families IT 128

GeriPal

JULY 25, 2024

The PPS is one of the most widely used prognostic tools for seriously ill patients, but the prognostic estimates given by the PPS are based on data that is well over a decade old. So the palliative performance scale, or PPS, is essentially a tool to help clinicians with prognostication for seriously ill or palliative care populations.

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Family Families Patient-Centered Patients 106